Nintendo just released over a dozen classic Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games, including Metroid 2: Return of Samus, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, And The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Beanie — on Nintendo Switch. The full list of titles, announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, will be available through the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service.
Nine Game Boy games are now included in the standard Nintendo Switch Online subscription tier. Six other Game Boy Advance games can be played if you have the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
How do you buy Nintendo Switch Online (and the expansion pack) and what else do they include? We’ve put together a helpful guide answering these questions.
Emulated games include optional Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, or Game Boy Color screen filters. Two players can play locally or online with supported Game Boy games. For Game Boy Advance, select games will support local and online multiplayer with up to four players.
All Game Boy Games on Nintendo Switch Online
- Tetris
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 gold coins
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
- The quest for the gargoyle
- Games and Watches Gallery 3
- Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
- Metroid 2 – Return of Samus
- Earth Wario 3
- Kirby’s Dreamland
To be added in the future: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble
All Game Boy Advance Games on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames
- Kuru Kuru Kururin
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit
- Mario & Luigi: The Superstar Saga
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
To be added in the future: Metroid Fusion, Kirby and the Incredible Mirror, Fire Emblem, F-Zero Maximum Velocity, Golden Sun
